Middle East
Mubarak to be tried for deaths of protesters
Egypt's public prosecutor refers the former president and both his sons to
stand trial in a criminal court.
Last Modified: 24 May 2011 13:37
The decision comes before another demonstration was planned at Tahrir Square to
demand a trial for Mubarak [EPA]
Egypt's public prosecutor has referred former president Hosni Mubarak to stand
trial in a criminal court for his alleged role in the killing of
anti-government protesters during the country's uprising.
The charges included "intentional murder, attempted killing of some
demonstrators ... misuse of influence and deliberately wasting public funds and
unlawfully making private financial gains and profits", the prosecutor said in
a statement on Tuesday.
The prosecutor also referred Mubarak's two sons [Ala'a and Gamal] and a close
confidant Hussien Salam to stand trial in a criminal court as well.
Salem, a businessman, has been blamed for a controversial deal to supply Israel
with gas at lower than usual prices. He has fled the country.
The decision was announced before another demonstration planned in Cairo's
Tahrir Square, the heart of the uprising, on Friday. Activists have called for
a big turnout to demand faster reforms and a public trial for Mubarak and
others.
"Every time the youth threaten to go to Tahrir Square again with a huge number
of protesters, I think they make some concessions," Hassan Nafaa, a political
scientist and long-time critic of Mubarak, said.
Mubarak was ousted from power on February 11 after an 18-day-long mass uprising
from protesters demanding an end to his 30-year rule.
He was detained on April 13, a day after the former president was hospitalised
in Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Source:
Al Jazeera and agencies
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